969 O Tell Me, Gentle Shepherd

Children: 1.

O tell me, gentle shep-herd,
gentle shep-herd, gentle shep-herd,
O tell me what the an-gel sang
in the ear-ly Christ-mas morn;
O tell me what the an-gel sang
in the ear-ly Christ-mas morn.

Shepherd: 2.

I will tell you, lit-tle chil-dren,
lit-tle chil-dren, lit-tle chil-dren,
I will tell you what the an-gel sang
in the ear-ly Christ-mas morn;
Fear not, I bring good ti-dings,
for to-day the Lord is born!

Childrn: 3.

O tell me, gentle shep-herd,
gentle shep-herd, gentle shep-herd,
what the great bright host of an-gels sang
out in the field so still;
what the great bright host of an-gels sang
out in the field so still.

Shepherd: 4.

I will tell you, lit-tle chil-dren,
lit-tle chil-dren, lit-tle chil-dren,
what the great bright host of an-gels sang
out in the field so still;
"Glo-ry in the high-est, glo-ry!
Peace on earth, to men good will!"

All: 5.

Let us keep, then, happy Christ-mas,
happy Christ-mas, happy Christ-mas,
chil-dren, shep-herds, men and an-gels,
the blest song re-peat-ing still;
"Glo-ry in the high-est, glo-ry!
Peace on earth, to men good will!"

Rev. Frank Sewell